Breakfast with Journalists: Free Speech. Free Press Fest

Nov 13, 2018 from 7:00 am to 9:30 am

FGCU Sugden Hall - Room 114, Fort Myers, FL

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Event Summary

The News-Press and Naples Daily News of the USA Today Florida Network, along with our partners at Florida Gulf Coast University and WGCU, are proud to present "Free Speech. Free Press. 2018 First Amendment Festival" on Nov. 13.

The focus: the state of freedom of the press, speech and access.

Our event will educate, enlighten and engage all participants through multimedia presentations, guest speakers, a workshop and a moderated panel of journalists. It will be capped off with a keynote address by National Public Radio (NPR) national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

The atmosphere is highly charged in 2018 with attacks on the media, more and more efforts underway to limit access to public records and limiting the ability to hold officials accountable, and countless accusations of the media being “fake news” dominating the national dialogue.

Please join us for all or even one of the segments on the program so you can be part of this important conversation.